Agni Purana [sanskrit]

97,288 words

This Sanskrit edition of the Agnipurana. It is one of the traditional eighteen Mahapuranas presented as an encyclopedia of ancient Indian history and knowledge. It contains either 382 or 383 chapters and over 10.000 verses (Sanskrit Shlokas).

Verse 319.5

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कुर्य्याद् गुरुश्च दीक्षार्थं मन्त्रग्राहे तु मण्डलम् ।
सूर्य्याग्रमिन्दुभक्तन्तु भागाभ्यां कमलं हितं ॥ ५ ॥

kuryyād guruśca dīkṣārthaṃ mantragrāhe tu maṇḍalam |
sūryyāgramindubhaktantu bhāgābhyāṃ kamalaṃ hitaṃ || 5 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 319.5 is contained in the book The Agni Puranam (Anandashram Edition) by Shri Chimna Apate (श्री चिमणा आपटे). This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:
Read online Buy now! The Sanskrit text by Shri Chimna Apate (श्री चिमणा आपटे) (1987)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (319.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Guru, Diksha, Artha, Mantra, Agraha, Mandala, Bhaga, Kamala, Hita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 319.5). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “kuryyād guruśca dīkṣārthaṃ mantragrāhe tu maṇḍalam ”
Cannot analyse kuryyād*gu
guruś -
guru (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dīkṣā -
dīkṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
artham -
artha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
mantra -
mantṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

mantra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
agrāhe -
agrāha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

agrāha (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
maṇḍalam -
maṇḍala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

maṇḍala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

maṇḍalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “sūryyāgramindubhaktantu bhāgābhyāṃ kamalaṃ hitaṃ ”
Cannot analyse sūryyāgramindubhaktantu*bh
bhāgābhyām -
bhāga (noun, masculine)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]

bhāga (noun, neuter)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]

bhāgā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
kamalam -
kamala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kamala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

kamalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
hitam -
hita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

hita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

hitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√hi -> hita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]

√hi -> hita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 319.5

Agni Purana with Hindi Translation
by Tarinish Jha and Dr. Ghanshayam Tripathi (तारिणीश् झा और डॉ. घनश्याम त्रिपाठी) (2007)

Publisher: Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, Allahabad; 1199 pages; Title: अग्निपुराणम् (संस्कृत एवं हिन्दी अनुवाद);

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Agni Purana (Two Volumes)
by M. N. Dutt (2023)

Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.; Editor: K. L. Joshi.; ISBN-10: 8171101690; ISBN-13: 9788171101696; 1070 pages.

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Agni-Purana (Set of 4 Volumes)
by N. Gangadharan (2006)

Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd.; ISBN: Part I 8120803590 (9788120803596); Part II 8120803604 (‎9788120803602); Part III 8120801741 (9788120801745); Part IV 812080306X (9788120803060); 1271 pages.

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